diff --git a/src/java.desktop/unix/classes/sun/print/IPPPrintService.java b/src/java.desktop/unix/classes/sun/print/IPPPrintService.java
index a41786e0ea975..edd1a07185f0d 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/unix/classes/sun/print/IPPPrintService.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/unix/classes/sun/print/IPPPrintService.java
@@ -1131,6 +1131,11 @@ public synchronized Class<?>[] getSupportedAttributeCategories() {
                 (PrintRequestAttribute)printReqAttribDefault[i];
             if (getAttMap != null &&
                 getAttMap.containsKey(pra.getName()+"-supported")) {
+
+                if (pra == OutputBin.TOP && (outputBins == null || outputBins.length == 0)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 catList.add(pra.getCategory());
             }
         }
@@ -1209,6 +1214,11 @@ public synchronized Class<?>[] getSupportedAttributeCategories() {
             return true;
         }
 
+        if (category == OutputBin.class
+                && (outputBins == null || outputBins.length == 0)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         for (int i=0;i<supportedCats.length;i++) {
             if (category == supportedCats[i]) {
                 return true;